Singapore legislation
Clause 205
Clause 205
Powers of Director, etc.
(1)
The Director, the Port Master, a Port Health Officer, a surveyor of ships or a police officer may, at any time, for the purposes of this Act —
go on board any ship and inspect and examine the ship or any part thereof or its equipment;
enter and inspect any premises;
require and enforce the production of any book, certificate or document relating to any ship or persons on board the ship;
muster the crew and passengers of any ship;
summon any person before him and require him to answer questions; and
require any ship to be taken into a dock for the purpose of surveying the hull.
(2)
The Director may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act or the regulations which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding $1,000.